• The cost of dropping out to all of us
    It will take a significant change in policy for this nation to overcome its appalling school dropout problem, but maybe the place to start is coming up with a good slogan.
  • Asking questions
    The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, Nov. 19:
  • Courts can handle 9-11's mix of war and crime
    Reasonable, intelligent people can disagree over whether five accused 9-11 conspirators should be tried in federal courts in New York City for that day's horrendous destruction.
  • A new mammogram Rx
    The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, Nov. 19:
  • Easy explanations for the Bears' silence
    You probably have heard Bears general manager Jerry Angelo, coach Lovie Smith and quarterback Jay Cutler turned down an opportunity to talk with Bob Costas for NBC's Sunday night pregame show.
  • Dolphins' defense rises when it counts
    It's not about him, it's about the team, Joey Porter insisted this week. On Thursday night, at key points in the game, it was about Porter and Randy Starks because what they did was about the Dolphins stuffing Carolina's offense.
  • Joe Mays might be in the middle as Eagles shift defense again
    The San Diego game was the first time all season the Eagles' defense was unable to force a turnover, a situation that had something to do with Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and maybe even more to do with all the guys playing unfamiliar roles, filling injury gaps.
  • Once unpredictable Eagles have become predictable
    Even though Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg rarely stand together on the sideline, they are closely linked by both the headphones over their ears and the spaces between their ears.